Casement-window bracing and locking device.



I 1. A. BRIED. CASEMENT WINDOW BRACING AND LOCKING DEVICE.

APP LICATIO N FILED AUG-9 1915.

T Patented Mar. 6,1917.

'- INVENTORY JULIEN A. BRIED, OI OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CASEMENTJVIN DOW BRACING AN D LOCKING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIEN A. BRIED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented a new and useful Casement-WVindow Bracing and Locking Device, of which the following is a specification, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in adjusting or bracing bars used to support hinged or pivoted windows in a partly or fully opened position.

The object of my improvement is to provide a'long bar which will brace the sash from apoint near its outer edge, and more firmly than the devices now used which brace the sash from a point relatively near the hinges, and also to provide on the same device a short arm to brace the sash when in a slightly opened position without the disadvantage of a long rod projecting intg the room when so used; and furthermore to provide in the same device a means of locking the sash when closed, thereby avoiding the use of auxiliary bolts or hooks.

I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows the preferred form of.

my brace rod, Figs. 2, 3 and 4. show it applied to a hinged window sash, Fig. 5 shows one form of sill plate, Fig. 6 shows a modification of the engaging portions of the rod and sill plate, Figs. 7 and 8 show still another modification of the engaging portions of the rod and sill plate, Figs. 9 and 10 show the preferred form of eyelet for attaching to the lower part of thesash. Fig. 1 shows a brace rod formed with a long arm (a) and a short arm (7)) and Fig. 2 shows the brace applied to the lower part of a hinged sash and with the end of the short arm engaged in the sill plate E) for holding the sash firmly braced when slightly opened.

Fig. 3 shows the device with the long arm (a) turned into bracing position for holding the sash farther opened and Fig. 4 shows the rod placed in the plane of the sash with the short arm engaged with the sill plate to lock the sash in a closed position.

The placing of the rod in various positions is easily accomplished by sliding the rod through the eyelet (F) to bring the corner bend (a) of the rod up to the eyelet then swiveling the rod through the round-' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed August 9, 1815. Serial No. 44,583.

ed hole in the eyelet to any position re quired. I

closed and the short arm is used as a locking bolt.

The clip (H) is made of spring metal so that the rod may readily be sprung into or out of it by reason of the resilient nature of the clip and also of the rod itself.

The sill plate has a pair of lugs (j. and j formed on it to embrace the rod when in looking position with the sash closed as shown in Fig. 4. Only one of the lugs (j) the one nearest the sash, acts as a fulcrum against the short arm of the rod to lock the sash when closed, but two lugs are formed on the sill plate to make it reversiedges of the hole well rounded, but the sheet metal eyelet shown in Figs. 9 and 10 affords a smoother working device, by reference to the drawing it will be seen that this is a double eyelet with a space between and the hole in the upper portion is much larger than the hole in the lower portion which fitsthe rod easily and by reference to Fig. 10 where a portion of thebrace rod ((2. b.) is shown in place through the eyelet, it will he observed that the upper plate jnerely acts as a support for the horizontal portion of the rod ((1) so that the curve of the bend will ,not fall into the hole in the lower plate and cause the rod to stick or bind.

Having thus described my invention in detail, it will be seen that it is a device wherein a considerable variation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention; for instance, it is evident that instead of using holes in the sill plate and the sill as shown to engage the ends of the rod, the plate could have projections; or separate projections could be placed on the sill;

and the ends of the rod supplied with holes to fit over the projections as shown in Fig. 6 and the holes could also be placed at intermediate points on the rod, or the rod could be held in a friction device at any point along either the long or the short arm of the rod as shown in Figs. 7 and 8; in this latter arrangement the upper portion (K) is pivoted to the lower portion (L) to enable it to turn and assume a position to suit the angle of the rod when the sash is open vari ous degrees and also to receive the short end of the rod and hold it firmly when in locking position as shown in Fig. 8.

Therefore, by reason of the many modifications possible and some of which I have pointed out, I do not wish to confine my claim strictly to the device as detailed in the drawings, nor to its use on windows only, but to anybrace having a long and short bracing arm, and also which may be used to lock the member when closed which it braces when open, with both arms swung into the plane of the said member when in said closed position.

I claim:

1. A bracing and locking bar for hinged windows or the like comprising a rod formed with two unequal length arms at an angle with each other, a sill plate adapted for bracing engagement with either arm, a socket for attaching to the sash through which the said rod may be swiveled at the juncture of its arms allowing either arm to be brought into bracing relation with the sill plate and also allowing the rod to slide bodily for engagement into the sill plate, with both arms swiveled into the plane of the sash.

2. A bracing and locking bar for hinged windows or the like comprising a rod formed with two unequal length arms at an angle with each other, a sill plate adapted for bracing engagement with either arm, a socket for attaching to the sash adapted to support the rod at the juncture of its arms and allow it to be swiveled so that the long arm may be brought into bracing relation with the sill plate with the sash open, also permitting the rod to turn and slide in said socket to allow the short arm to engage the sill plate when the sash is partially opened with the long arm swiveled to a vertical position and also to allow the rod to slide to engage the sill plate with the sashin an entirely closed position with both arms lying in the plane of the sash. I

3. A bracing and locking bar for hinged windows comprising a rod formed with two unequal length arms at approximately right angles to each other, said rod being rounded at the juncture of its arms, a sill plate for attaching to the window sill adapted to engage either arm of said rod, an eyelet for attaching to the sash through which the said rod may swivel at the juncture of its arms to enable either arm to be brought into bracing relation with the said sill plate, the said rod being also slidable through said eyelet to bring the short arm of the rod into ongagement with the sill plate to lock the sash in a closed position, with both arms swiveled approximately into the plane of the sash and the long arm in avertical position.

4. A bracing and lockingv bar for hinged windows comprising a round rod bent at approximately a right angle to form a long and a short arm, a sill plate for attaching to the window sill adapted to engage either arm of said rod, an eyelet for attaching to the sash adapted to support the rod at the juncture of its arms and allow it to swivel and slide through the hole in the eyelet so that either arm may be brought into bracing engagement with the sill plate and also allow the rod to slide bodily through the eyelet to engage the short arm with the sill plate for holding the sash locked in closed position with both arms in the plane of the sash and the long arm in a vertical position, also a steadying bracket for attaching to the sash adapted to steady the upper end of the long arm when in such a vertical position.

JULIEN A. BRIED.

lVitnesses:

VVILLARD W. KING, CLEMENT L. BRIED.

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